“What may have initially made sense on a map fails completely in reality.”
Letter: Business as usual won’t help our community
“Business as usual is not going to take us where we need to go as a community resilient to the worsening effects of climate change or one that strives for economic justice for those who live and work here.”
Letter: Unfair taxation comes after assessment
“If a new budget is not ‘revenue neutral’ by lowering the rate of taxation the appropriate amount, then you are slapped with a tax increase from your blind side.”
Supreme Court decision highlights right-wing sexual hypocrisy
‘Why should women be the ones who pay the price for an unwanted biological mishap?”
Letter: The assessor is not wrong
“In fact, in most cases, the assessor is conservative in his values. If he is wrong, that is what the appeals process is for, and it’s available to everybody.”
Heavy lifting
Letter: Solution needed for parking woes
“I have watched as the number of small and larger businesses have grown in the once-residential neighborhood. With that has come the frustration of chronic parking issues and escalating traffic volume.”
Light reading
Letter: Choice rally offers self-defeating option
“The core of any democracy is participation by we the people in stating our preferences through the ballot box.”
Swim at your own risk
Letter: Help the homeless children first
“There should be zero homeless children because they do not have a choice.”
Letter: Xpress fills the local Opinion void
“In those precious column inches, you are a genuine local newspaper.”
Letter: How to reduce more waste at Downtown After 5
“We think that with some basic education, the cups can end up in the right place so they get composted.”
The name remains the same
Letter: Asheville and Buncombe lead the way on forest plan objections
“It’s inspiring to see so many objections to the disappointing Pisgah-Nantahala forest plan, which wants to maximize logging and minimize protections for the forest.”
Letter: When will we see investments that benefit taxpayers?
“Why are we giving developers a ‘free pass’ to build on every possible square inch of property? What will this reduction in open space do to our tree canopy?”
Letter: Overlooking the elephants in Asheville’s room
“Take, for instance, objections recently raised in the Mountain Xpress to increased housing density, open-space reduction and infill construction.”
Letter: WNC needs nonprofit hospital
“HCA must not be the only hospital available to WNC.”
Protect and serve
Letter: Asheville’s fentanyl crisis
“Given these facts, do you feel Asheville city leaders should reconsider defunding the police?”
Letter: Good citizens can house homeless, too
“If you can, consider creating a studio apartment. If you can only spare $10 dollars a month, donate to Habitat, Homeward Bound, Helpmate or another charity. One person can make a difference.”